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Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi Gong | 僖公 |
희공 (시궁) |
See Lu Xi Gong 魯僖公. | |
| Xi He | 羲和 |
희화 (시허) |
The mother of the Gods of Suns in Chinese mythology. Being a wife of Di Jun 帝俊, she is said to have given birth to ten Suns. | |
| Xi Ming | 西明 |
서명 (시밍) |
An official of Qing China in the Qianlong era. | |
| Xi Shi | 西施 |
서시 (시스) |
(b. 506 BCE). One of the so-called Four Beauties of early China. Born in the state of Yue 越 in the Spring and Autumn period, she is said to have been sent to the state of Wu 吳 in order to infatuate King Fuchai 夫差 of Wu. | |
| Xi Shu | 席書 |
석서 (시수) |
(1461-1527 CE). A native of Suining (遂寧), Sichuan (四川); a jinshi of 1490; one of the key figures in the so-called Great Rites Controversy during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) with the argument that the Jiajing Emperor's own father, Zhu Youyuan (朱祐杬), should be posthumously elavated to the status of emperor. He served as Minister of Rites (禮部尙書) and Grand Academician of the Hall of Military Glory (武英殿大學士). | 석상서(席尙書) |
| Xi Si | 奚斯 |
해사 (시쓰) |
Prince Yu 公子魚 in the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He built Xin miao 新廟, a shrine for Duke Min 閔公. | 공자어(Gongzi Yu 公子魚) |
| Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West | 西王母 |
서왕모 (시왕무) |
A mythical Chinese goddess who is often associated with Daoism. She was believed to be the dispenser of prosperity, longevity, and eternal happiness. | 김모(Jin Mu 金母) |
| Xi Zheng | 郤正 |
극정 (시정) |
An official during the Three Kingdoms period and a native of Henan commandery 河南郡. He originally served the Shu Han 蜀漢, but after the fall of the state, he was appointed an official of the Western Jin 西晉. | 영선(Lingxian 令先) |
| Xia Guozhu | 夏國柱 |
하국주 (샤궈주) |
A company commander 千總 of Gado 椵島 who plundered Korean villages in 1633. | 국주(國柱), 하국주(夏國柱) |
| Xia Huangdi | 夏皇帝 |
하황제 (샤황디) |
Refers to Ming Sheng 明升, the second ruler of the Da Xia 大夏 which was a regional regime established in the Sichuan 四川 region during the late Yuan 元 Dynasty. He surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, the founding emperor of the Ming 明 dynasty, in 1371. |
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